The iconic Bleach anime is celebrating its 20th anniversary by releasing stunning new artwork featuring main character Ichigo Kurosaki and members of Soul Society.
Bleach released this image on its official X (formerly Twitter) account to promote the upcoming Bleach: The Locus of Brave event. The exhibition will run from April 26 to May 26, 2024, at the Yokohama Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan, and will feature more artwork from Bleach, along with merchandise available for purchase. To commemorate two decades of the Bleach anime, Japanese singer-songwriter SennaRin will also release a song titled “Reaper”, accompanied by a music video, premiering on March 23 at 11: 30 am (JST) in Anime Japan 2024.
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Bleach’s original Shonen Jump manga has had many adaptations
Considered one of the big three anime series along with Naruto and OnePiece, Bleach is one of the most beloved anime series of all time. Produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe, the series aired from October 5, 2004 to March 27, 2012. It returned with a sequel directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War , airs first episode from October Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation follows, airs in Japan from July 8, 2023 to September 30, 2023. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The upcoming Conflict will launch sometime in 2024.
Famous Japanese author Tite Kubo wrote and illustrated the manga Bleach, which was adapted into an anime series. Shueisha serialized the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump from August 2001 to August 2016, with the chapters collected into 74 independent volumes. Viz Media acquired the North American license to publish the manga in 2004. In addition to the anime series, the Bleach manga has inspired four animated films, ten stage musicals, numerous video games, and a variety of merchandise. different chemistry. Warner Bros. also produced the Japanese live-action Bleach adaptation that premiered in 2018.
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Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he gains the power of the Soul Reaper, a death avatar similar to the Grim Reaper, from another Soul Reaper named Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound power forces him to take on the task of protecting humans from evil spirits and guiding deceased souls to the afterlife. The Bleach anime series notably introduced several characters not featured in the manga and included original stand-alone storylines.
The Bleach: The Locus of Brave event celebrating the anime’s 20th anniversary begins on April 26, 2024. Bleach’s manga is available to read via Viz Media. The anime can be streamed on Hulu and Crunchyroll.
Bleach
Bleach revolves around Kurosaki Ichigo, a normally irritable high school student who, for some strange reason, can see the souls of the dead around him.
Release date October 5, 2004
Cast Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yuki Matsuoka, Noriaki Sugiyama, Kentarô Itô, Shinichirô Miki, Hisayoshi SUGAnuma
Seasons 17 Seasons
Creator Tite Kubo
Production company TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Pierrot
Episodes 366 episodes
Streaming service(s). Hulu , Prime Video
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